In the 1988–89 season, ES Sétif is competing in the Division 2 for the first time. They competing in Division 2, the Algerian Cup and the Cup of Champions Clubs. ES Sétif changed the name to EP Sétif from 1977 to 1987 and to Entente de Sétif from 1987–88 to 1988–89 seasons, so the club participated under the first name until the quarter-final and under the second name in the semi-final and the final.
Review
ES Sétif participates in the African Cup of Champions Clubs, they play in the quarter-finals against the Gabonese club FC 105 Libreville, they lose in Libreville (3–1), but achieve a historic comeback at home 3–0. In the semi-final, they faced the Egyptians of Al Ahly SC, at home the black eagles won 2–0, but on the second leg in Cairo, they lost by the same score, however after the penalty shootout they qualify for the final against the Nigerian club Iwuanyanwu Nationale. This was the first time in the history of African football that a second-tier team had for the first time reached a final. ES Sétif plays under the leadership of the godfather of Setif football and the former glory of the National Liberation Front team Mokhtar Arribi.
In the first leg on November 26, 1988, they lost 1–0, in the second leg on December 9, 1988, it was a snowy day, and the road leading to Constantine's Stade 17 Juin was closed, Les Aigles Noirs will experience the first continental coronation after the 4–0 victory with a goal from Zorgane, two minutes later from Abderrazak Rahmani, Andrew Uwe scored against his own goal in the 85th, then Abderrahim Bendjaballah score the fourth goal in the 87th. ESS has become the third Algerian club to win the African Cup of Champions Clubs after MC Alger in 1976 and JS Kabylie in 1981.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 1988.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Nat. Name Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Abdelhakim Serrar CB Antar Osmani GK Reserve team Malik Zorgane MF Reserve team Kamel Adjas LB Reserve team Djamel Nabti DF Ammar Bernaoui DF Dhia Eddine Djihad Boulahdjilet MF Chawki Raïs FW Abderrazak Rahmani FW Nacer Adjissa MF USM Sétif Ammar Doudou FW Fayçal Kessai GK Derradji Bendjaballah ST Reserve team Abderrahim Bendjaballah ST Reserve team Hamid Rahmouni ST Reserve team Mustapha Gharib FW Salah Bourahla FW
Competitions
Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match Division 2 1st 30 September 1988 16 June 1989 Algerian Cup Round of 64Winners 12 January 1989 5 July 1989 Cup of Champions Clubs Quarter-finalsWinners 11 September 1988 9 December 1988 Total
Division 2
League table
Results by round
Matches
Algerian Cup
African Cup of Champions Clubs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Squad information
Playing statistics PlayerDivision 2Algerian CupAfrican Cup of Champions ClubsTotalGoalkeepersGKFayçal Kessai000000000000GKAntar Osmani000110550000DefendersDFAbdelhakim Serrar000110550000DFKamel Adjas000000550000DFDjamel Nabti000110550000DFAmmar Bernaoui000110550000DFBouzid Raïs000000420000DFSenoussi000110000000DF000000000000MidfieldersMFMalik Zorgane000110442000MFDhia Eddine Djihad Boulahdjilet000000550000MFNacer Adjissa000110550000MFEmbarek Saci Mattem000110000000MFAhmed chadli000100000000MF000000000000ForwardsFWChawki Raïs000000000000FWAbderrazak Rahmani000110551000FWAmmar Doudou000000320000FWDerradji Bendjaballah000110410000FWAbderrahim Bendjaballah000110322000FWHamid Rahmouni000000222000FWMustapha Gharib000101322000FWSalah Bourahla000000000000Total32586166104484
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. Nat.PlayerPos.TOTAL Abderrahim Bendjaballah FW 15 4 2 21 Hamid Rahmouni FW 7 2 2 9 Mustapha Gharib FW 4 3 2 9 Abderrazak Rahmani 6 0 1 7 Nacer Adjissa MF 4 1 0 5 Derradji Bendjaballah FW 0 3 0 3 Malik Zorgane MF 0 1 2 3 Ammar Doudou FW 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Own Goals 0 1 1 2Totals 58 16 10 84
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